MEDIA News: Media Moves at Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Atlantic and More

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The Wall Street Journal (New York, NY): Former CNBC Reporter John Carney (@carney) will now work the “Heard on the Street” column @WSJ. His focus will be on Wall Street, Finance and the Banks. Beth Reinhard (@BethReinhard) is the new National Politics Reporter. And Andrew Tangel (@AndrewTangel) of The Los Angeles Times (@LATimes) joins the Journal (@WSJ) as a Transportation Reporter.

Forbes (New York, NY): Staff Writer Jacquelyn Smith (@JacquelynVSmith) is no longer at @Forbes. Assuming her vacated position as Staff Writer, covering Careers, is Kathryn Dill (@KathrynDill). Dill joined the publication as an Associate Reporter in June 2013. In addition, Nin-Hai Tseng (@ninhaitseng) has been promoted to Contributors Editor reviewing Op-Ed submissions.

The Atlantic (Washington, D.C.): Chris Heller (@C_Heller) has been promoted to Senior Associate Editor and Eleanor Barkhorn (@EleanorBarkhorn) is now a Senior Education Editor here (@TheAtlantic). Also Associate Editor/Science Rebecca Rosen (@beccarosen) has been promoted to Business Channel Editor.

BuzzFeed (New York, NY): Former Newsweek Reporter Katie J.M. Baker (@katiejmbaker) will join @BuzzFeed in April. She will cover social issues and criminal justice in relation to higher education. Naomi Zeichner (@NomiZeichner) is now the Music Editor. Molly Hensley-Clancy (@Molly_HC) will join in March as the new Business of Education Reporter.

Fox Business Network (New York,NY): Deirdre Bolton (@DeirdreBolton) has accepted a host position at Fox Business (@FoxBusiness).

Mahoning Valley Parent and Trumbull County Parent (Youngstown, OH): The lifestyle magazines have named Megan Smith as the new Editor.

The Repository (Canton, OH): The daily (@CantonRepdotcom) has named Laura Kessel (@LauraKesselREP) Managing Editor. She joins the publication after serving in the same position for The News-Herald (@newsheraldinoh) in Willoughby, Ohio.

WKYC-TV (Cleveland, OH): Anchor Robin Swoboda (@Robinswoboda) is leaving the NBC station (@wkyc) at the end of this month.

WOIO-TV/WUAB-TV (Cleveland, OH): General Manager Bill Applegate is set to retire from the Raycom Media owned duopoly (@19ActionNews) in April.

Geekwire (@Geekwire)(tips@geekwire.com): Tricia Duryee (@Triciad) has been hired at here as a Reporter.

Mashable (@Mashable) (news@mashable.com): Brian Ries (@MoneyRies) joins the Mashable team as the Real-Time News Editor. Eli Epstein (@EliEpsteinYO) has been hired by the outlet as a Branded Content Writer.